うん

うん · un · JLPT N4 · expression

yes

👍 Sounds like a grunted mm-hmm or uh-huh: a casual yes

うん is the relaxed, friends-and-family yes, close to English uh-huh or yeah. Its polite counterpart is はい. Careful: a longer ううん with a dip in pitch means no.

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